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The Connected Car & Fragmentation Traditional car manufacturers have begun including early iterations of touchscreen technology with access to media and apps that can also provide basic HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and A/C) controls for the vehicle. These features can often be accessed through mobile devices with tailor-made apps from each car maker. However, this has led to OEMs building their own ecosystem silos, similar to the trends observed in the smartphone industry. The lack of an open, standardized framework has resulted in a fragmented market, where experiences from one OEM won’t work with another in any streamlined way; consequently, developers aren’t thinking about how to provide a rich user experience that allows cars and drivers to work in unison; this is a huge missed opportunity. Samsung OSG, OCF, and IoTivity The Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF) is creating a specification and sponsoring the IoTivity open source project to deliver an open and secure connectivity and […]

The archer learns when he forgets all about the rules of the way of the bow and goes on to act entirely on instinct. In order, though, to be able to forget the rules, it is necessary to respect them and to know them. — Paul O. Coelho – The Way of the Bow This quote aptly applies to students making the transition from academia to the corporate world, as they get ready to apply their skills and knowledge to meet the ever-changing demands of businesses. The Linux Foundation has observed that these businesses are increasingly depending on open source. The academic community contributes a lot in terms of code, documentation, and research to open source projects and helps bring forward core innovations for mainstream adoption. In recent years, encouraging students to contribute to open source projects has increasingly been adopted as one of the best ways to prepare them for their careers ahead. It also […]

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Samsung OSG

Samsung Electronics realizes that open source software is a key component of many of our products. The Open Source Group was formed in 2013 to help guide the company in effective consumption, collaboration and creation of open source, provide a method to advocate for Samsung in external open source communities, and develop consistent strategy and governance policies for the enterprise.